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Amazon infiltrated eBay's email system to poach top sellers in 'global conspiracy': Lawsuit

For three years Amazon has been illegally infiltrating an internal email system at e-commerce rival eBay, seeking to hide its tracks as it tried to poach top sellers, a new lawsuit claims.

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Qualcomm unwraps chipsets, talks up 60GHz WiFi solutions

Qualcomm is talking up their new chipsets; the company has announced its 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets.

Oct 18, 2018

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Canada now world's largest legal marijuana marketplace

Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it.

Oct 17, 2018

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Netflix shares jump 6 percent on strong subscriber growth

Netflix shares jumped 6 percent in early trading after the company reported a big increase in subscribers.

Oct 17, 2018

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Microsoft joins Open Invention Network, brings deep patent portfolio

The non-aggression patent community can put a new feather in its cap, calling out that Microsoft has joined OIN. Shawn Knight in TechSpot: "On Wednesday, it was announced that the Redmond-based technology giant had joined ...

Oct 12, 2018 weblog

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Hardware

Intel launch event ushers in 9th generation processors

Intel has announced its 9th generation of Core processors, namely the "9th Generation Core-X family," at its October 8 launch event.

Oct 09, 2018

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Google looking to future after 20 years of search

Google celebrated its 20th birthday Monday, marking two decades in which it has grown from simply a better way to explore the internet to a search engine so woven into daily life its name has become a verb.

Sep 24, 2018

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Business

With an insatiable demand for data centers, some are worried Illinois can't keep up

Entering the data center that occupies the former Chicago Sun-Times' printing facility is like walking through the set of a James Bond film.

Jul 23, 2018

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High-altitude balloons to deliver internet access in Kenya

A Google-affiliated company has chosen Kenya as the home of its first announced commercial deal for delivering internet access to hard-to-reach areas using high-altitude balloons.

Jul 19, 2018

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Hyperloop project goes to China

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies said Thursday it will team up with a southwestern Chinese city to build a new 10-kilometre (six-mile) test track for its high speed hyperloop transportation system.

Jul 19, 2018

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Europe urged to tackle airspace bottlenecks as delays soar

The world airline body on Wednesday urged European governments to urgently fix the region's airspace bottlenecks, saying that delays had more than doubled during the first half of the year.

Jul 18, 2018

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EU antitrust fines: Google pips Google to top spot

The EU hit Google on Wednesday with the biggest fine ever against a company for abuse of a dominant market position—surpassing a previous record also held by Google.

Jul 18, 2018

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Amazon says it has more than 100 million Prime members

Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company has more than 100 million paid subscribers worldwide to its Prime Membership service, disclosing for the first time a figure that the company long held as a trade secret.

Apr 20, 2018

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Why blockchain challenges conventional thinking about intellectual property

Cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of attention, but finance is only one of many applications of the blockchain technology behind it.

Feb 27, 2018

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Uber introduces Express Pool service, which sounds kind of like a bus

First, Uber framed itself as an alternative to taxis. Now the San Francisco ride-hailing company is rolling out a new service that sounds kind of like a bus.

Feb 22, 2018

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Amazon set to open its grocery store without a checkout line to the public

After a year of testing with its own employees, Amazon plans to open its store that lets you browse, grab and walk out—skipping the checkout line, but not the bill—to the public Monday.

Jan 26, 2018

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Uber joins forces with NASA to develop flying taxis

Uber on Wednesday unveiled a partnership with NASA that will see it develop flying taxis priced competitively with standard Uber journeys.

Nov 09, 2017

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A new strategy to correct imperfections in occupancy grid maps

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Researchers demonstrate 120-kilowatt wireless charging for vehicles

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How your little email server puts you in charge

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Clapping Music app reveals that changing rhythm isn't so easy

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SLAP: Simultaneous Localization and Planning for autonomous robots

Oct 18, 2018

Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle

Oct 18, 2018

Researchers put forward a roadmap for quantum internet development

Oct 18, 2018

3D-printed supercapacitor electrode breaks records in lab tests

Oct 18, 2018

Researchers show what can happen when a drone collides with an airplane

Oct 18, 2018

Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data

Oct 18, 2018

MELT 3-D printer designed for use in microgravity

Oct 18, 2018

'DAWG' system aims to prevent attacks made possible by Meltdown and Spectre

Oct 18, 2018

First proof of quantum computer advantage

Oct 18, 2018

A new method to instill curiosity in reinforcement learning agents

Oct 17, 2018

Google researchers see progress in tool to detect breast cancer spread

Oct 17, 2018

Smell and stress sensors a smash at Tokyo tech fair

Oct 17, 2018

Brain-inspired algorithm helps AI systems multitask and remember

Oct 17, 2018

3D-printed lithium-ion batteries

Oct 17, 2018

Making cement sustainable

Oct 17, 2018

Skin hardness to estimate better human thermal status

Oct 17, 2018